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Most recent forum messagesenMon, 17 Feb 2014 07:51:43 GMTJive SBS 4.5.6.0 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/)2014-02-17T07:51:43ZenRe: Large Black Bone Found on Beachhttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/41787?tstart=0#41787
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:ce55e339-70de-48a2-8a37-24d9c0a35692] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>i think it might be a dinersare bone or a hores bone ?<span class="jive_macro jive_emote" src="/natureplus/4.5.6/images/emoticons/confused.gif"></span></p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:ce55e339-70de-48a2-8a37-24d9c0a35692] -->Mon, 17 Feb 2014 07:51:43 GMThttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/41787?tstart=0#41787Rock&Roll292014-02-17T07:51:43Z1 year, 5 months ago0Re: Large Black Bone Found on Beachhttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/41785?tstart=0#41785
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:fcc0aeea-bbdd-48c1-b3a4-b09e94cd2b16] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Thank you very much for the information John. It seems like the recent storms have washed up the bones of a butchered cow onto Aberavon beach. I wonder how it got in the sea in the first place.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Mark.</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:fcc0aeea-bbdd-48c1-b3a4-b09e94cd2b16] -->Sun, 16 Feb 2014 23:50:07 GMThttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/41785?tstart=0#41785MarkH2014-02-16T23:50:07Z1 year, 5 months ago0Re: Large Black Bone Found on Beachhttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/41784?tstart=0#41784
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:3e58a160-1ad5-4c02-a0d8-44149c260486] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>You are quite right this is a cow scapula, horse are similar but sufficiently different to tell the difference. Bones which decompose in anaerobic conditions are often blackened and this does not necessarily indicate age.</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:3e58a160-1ad5-4c02-a0d8-44149c260486] -->Sun, 16 Feb 2014 22:32:31 GMThttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/41784?tstart=0#41784John2014-02-16T22:32:31Z1 year, 5 months ago10Large Black Bone Found on Beachhttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/41782?tstart=0#41782
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:39232d25-9bbb-4a95-9ccf-2ff1400c7df1] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>My wife and I found this bone washed up on Aberavon beach in South Wales today. At first we thought that it might be the scapula of a marine mammal but after reading another thread on here and Googling some images I now think it may be a cow scapula. But we would love to know exactly what it is.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>It is surprisingly heavy for a bone and is black, as can be seen from photos. We are wondering if the colour means it is quite old.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Thanks.</p><p>Mark</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p><a href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-41782-67670/P1010992.JPG"><img alt="P1010992.JPG" class="jive-image-thumbnail jive-image" height="252" src="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-41782-67670/450-252/P1010992.JPG" width="450"/></a><a href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-41782-67671/P1010999.JPG"><img alt="P1010999.JPG" class="jive-image-thumbnail jive-image" height="252" src="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-41782-67671/450-252/P1010999.JPG" width="450"/></a></p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:39232d25-9bbb-4a95-9ccf-2ff1400c7df1] -->Sun, 16 Feb 2014 22:04:45 GMThttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/41782?tstart=0#41782MarkH2014-02-16T22:04:45Z1 year, 5 months ago30